Essay about From Farming to "The Man in Black"

Recorded on April 2, 1956, Johnny Cash’s first hit, “I Walk the Line,” features lyrics in which Cash wrote to explain his devotion to his first wife, Vivian Liberto. At least, that was the original intent. Vivian later divorced Cash due to his use of drugs and affairs he had with other women. With the separation, and the lack of faithfulness to both his wife and to the lyrics of this tune, the lyrics obviously do not hold up in Johnny’s case, however the song still serves to explain one’s unwavering love for another (Turner).

For example, there was this one time when his father took Cash’s puppies and put them in a box together with rocks then later throwing them into the river making Cash watch as they drowned. Cash further stated that his father also shot the dog that had given birth to the puppies, (Tunnel& Hamm, 2009. Pp. 272). This implies and shows how Johnny Cash used his life experience to create a productive and meaningful life to himself and others who felt an impact through his music. Therefore, in general country music has motivated artists such as Johnny Cash into engaging both in music and politics at the same time and having an influence on other people’s lives and change them for the better. The evidence is how even Johnny Cash was jailed to his political engagement but never quit since he went on to fight for social justice even after he was released from jail, (Tunnel & Hamm, 2009. Pp. 270). This shows that in the music industry and his own personal life, there were cultural biases that affected musicians in some negative manner. Another example is Johnny Cash was jailed due to his expression of politics through country music. They were not allowed to stand against what they did not believe in and express it through

One of the greatest country singers made his way to the top. He sang and sang until he couldn't sing anymore. He started from singing in a prison to singing everywhere. This paper researches the Man in Black, Johnny Cash.

Many country music artists looked up to Johnny Cash such as, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. Johnny cash took on the toughest gigs in town. He even played at the prison where he definitely left an imprint. Johnny Cash recorded many of his songs at “Columbia Records”. Kris

With the ever-evolving sounds of the country music, he wondered at one point, if there was still a place for his purist sound in the industry. One day, while listening to some music, he became entranced by the lyrics of an old Johnny Paycheck song. The last line states “we’ll give our all to music, and we’ll give our life.” He knew instantly that he had to make a comeback, and couldn’t let the music die inside of

You're walking behind your horse in your field. It's so hot and you want to go inside but you know that market time is coming up and you have to get all of you corn cut up and put into bushels. Have you ever wondered about farm life in the 1800s? I am interested in the topic because I wanted to learn more about it and I thought that it would be an interesting topic. Some things that I want to learn from my topic are their lifestyle, the different types of people that moved West, and how many hours it took to farm certain amounts of land. Farm life was an important part of our country because it opened the West for other people to come.

His three children, John, Ryan, and Keersten, began to hold the same core beliefs on music and the spirituality that comes with music, going as far as engaging themselves in choral activities and keeping music an essential part of their daily life. As his children grew up, he would share stories about his R&B influencers. He spoke of the good and the bad. The times that truly impacted him. There are crucial moments that shape us into who we are today. For some it may be a heart wrenching accident, for others it may be a terrifying attack. For John it was the death of his favorite artist, performer, and childhood

The 1960s in America were a time of turbulence, and due to the Cold War, political assassinations, racial violence, and a developing hippie subculture the decade was essentially an all-inclusive. Every American’s life was affected by the radical change taking place during the 1960s, moreover one young woman from Port Arthur, Texas, embodied everything that the decade would come to be known for. Alice Echols’s book “Scars of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis Joplin” covers Janis Joplin who was an outrageous and out of control rock singer and song writer who attempted to break through the restrictions of society. Though Joplin had an impact on changing of social norms, she was originally withheld by her family and later herself. The limitations

On the eve of November 23rd 2015, I interviewed my grandfather, Benny Reno Emerson, on the influence of music in his life. During the interview we talked about how long music has been a part of his life and how it has shaped who he is today. We also touched on three songs that meant the most to him. The three songs that he claimed to be the most significant to him were “K.T.”, “Kill the Pain”, and “I’m a girl watcher”; all songs that he has performed live, at stages across the Midwest, including the well know Wisconsin summer musical festival Summer Fest.

The film Walk the Line, directed by James Mangold, conveys the story of a man by the name Johnny Cash. Throughout the film, the viewers are carried through an emotional journey filled with love, life, and creativity. The viewers follow Johnny Cash’s journey to marry June Carter, the woman of his dreams. Like Walk the Line, Country music is all about emotions; Johnny used his utmost creativity by writing songs, allowing him to vent his eclectic feelings. Johnny displays his emotion of life when he visits Folsom prison. While at Folsom prison Johnny can

Bruce Springsteen is a legendary singer and artist. Bruce had mentioned many times during interviews that one of the things that was not popular in his household was him. His father disliked how he was trying to become a singer, but Bruce says that his relationship with his father had helped him become a better singer; he wrote many songs about him. Something else that help Bruce write his music was Elvis Presley. When Bruce saw Elvis perform on a show, he instantly fell in love. In the New Jersey Shore, he would play at different places, but he would always pay his musicians equally, giving him the name “The Boss”.

Johnny Cash Also was known as a famous Rock artist and Country but in the 1950s he was more rock he created one of the hit songs “Folsom Prison” which was inspired through when he went to prison due to his drug addiction that he beat after getting treatment.

Life on the farm in the 1930’s was a thing that most people liked to learn more about and Henry was the person to live out the farm life. The author of this passage was showing the feelings and emotions of Henry by adding a character that would help show Henry's feelings. This person was a Historian from Columbia, South Carolina who was writing a paper about the farm life in South Carolina and Henry was an excellent person to interview because he had many feelings and thoughts about the farm life that he loved to share with the Historian. The author reveals Henry's feelings about his life on the farm by Henry's actions, words, and his attitude toward his life on the farm. Henry's actions showed a lot about his feeling for many reasons and the author can help reveal that throughout the story.

The video captures the essence of the song perfectly: Cash’s life explored with flashbacks of the past and images of his present self in 2002. The song depicts a great long life filled with pain, love, and regret.

More people came to the record store—or tried their hands in the studio. A guitarist named Johnny Jenkins showed up, high on style, low on substance. (In fairy tales, not everyone turns out to be what he seems.) But Jenkins had this driver by the name of Otis Redding who kept insisting he could sing…